Princess Margriet & Prof Pieter van Vollenhoven, Current Events 3 (Dec 2008-Mar 2018)

[Marengo]

Apparently she will also be awnsering telephone calls, from people who want to make donations. As is the prime minister, minister Koenders and Geert Wilders, leader of the fascist party.

[lucien]

Did you see the Princess?As a member of the team that takes calls from people that wish to donate.One of the presentors asked her how she introduced herself on the phone with all these people,she replied chuckling;"oh just by my name,but it doesn't bring about any reaction".

There was 10.6 million till today.Then today saw/heard the Haiti radio event.That alone raised another 8.6 million euro.The telethon started 2 hours ago and people donated a staggering 15 million euro more till now.Whatever is donated by midnight will be doubled by the dutch government.34 Million doubled to 68 million euro ($ 89.6 million) is an absolute fantastic sum till now.

The Princess spoke about that she was only able to get contact with the Haitian chair of the Red Cross,a friend of the Princess since both had worked together when the Princess was Chair of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Foundations and the Haitian was a member of the Board.The Princess said it was a very emotional moment,to be able to talk to eachother.

This Princess really is one of a kind,absolutely,the Royal with the warmest kindest heart anywhere,not that others are not,it is just that Princess "Sunshine" as her nickname is,is truly special she radiates it.

http://www.royalimages.nl/search.pp?...1810367&pos=52

http://www.royalimages.nl/search.pp?...1810369&pos=50

http://www.royalimages.nl/search.pp?...1811044&pos=11

courtesy royalimages.

The end of the program the sum was revieled,over 41 million euro,that was doubled so there was 83.448.252 million euro.
Amazing,and moving.

[Maura724]

I love that she's doing this - how neat! That's funny that most of the people who talk to her don't realize who she is - you have your only opportunity to talk to a Princess, and you don't even notice!

[Marengo]

A clip of RTL, with princess Margriet int he telephone panel:

Prinses Margriet in telefoonpanel

[iceflower]

23-01-2010 Pieter van Vollenhoven is counting the birds,
during the national Bird counting, in the garden of the
Birdprotection foundation in Zeist.


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[Maura724]

The national bird counting? Are all the birds in the Netherlands counted?

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Maura724

The national bird counting? Are all the birds in the Netherlands counted?

A survey to find out how many of each species are in a certain area.Has that certain bird diminished in numbers or did it increase.
To find out the how and why of the amount of birds,the species,do they need protecting in some kind,what can be done to prevent a specie from diminishing and why did it diminish,or did the number increase,in the first place.Just an annual survey on how many of each specie you see in your garden,on your balcony,terrace.

[lucien]

Princess Margriet,Member of the Honorary Board of the International Paralympic Committee,will attend the opening of
the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver from march 11th till march 15th.HRH will attend several events and hand-out medals.

[lucien]

Pieter van Vollenhoven opened an exhibition of his photographs.
Prof.mr.Pieter has been a keen amateur photographer for several years now.

ANP Beeldbank

courtesy royalimages.

[iceflower]

Originally Posted by lucien

Pieter van Vollenhoven opened an exhibition of his photographs.
Prof.mr.Pieter has been a keen amateur photographer for several years now.

ANP Beeldbank

courtesy royalimages.

Princess Margriet attended as well:

Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the opening of
the photo exhibition ''through the lens'' at Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn.
Pieter van Vollenhoven shows an overview of the wildlife around the
palace in the last five years.


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[iceflower]

Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the golfevent Golf 2010 at the RAI in
Amsterdam, March 12, 2010. During 3 days, 125 exhibitors offering a
huge range of golf related products, service and activities. In addition,
visitors can test materials in a golf driving range, golf simulators and
organized golf demonstrations.


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[Sereta]

Is Pieter a keen golfer himself? He looks fairly comfortable swinging that club.

[iceflower]

I can imagine he is Today he attended another golfevent:

26-03-2010 Spijk: Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the start of the
new 18 holes golfcourt The Dutch, designed by Colin Montgomerie,
by laying the first stone for the new golfhouse.


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[Ilse]

Originally Posted by Sereta

Is Pieter a keen golfer himself? He looks fairly comfortable swinging that club.

As is Johan Friso!

[iceflower]

30-03-2010 Wassenaar : Pieter van Vollenhoven received the book ‘Kroniek
van een familiebedrijf 1935-2010’ (Chronicle of a family business) about 75
years amusement park Duinrell in Wassenaar. The book is written by Luc
Dietz and shows the history of the Duinrell estate and the family Van Zuylen
van Nijevelt.


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[Marengo]

I believe the other men in picture 2 are count Hugo van Zuylen van Neijevelt and one of his sons (either Philip or Roderick, who both are involved in the family business).

Sadly I have never been to Duinrell as a child as my mother couldn't stand amusement parks, even though this one was 10 minutes away from where we lived.

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[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I believe the other men in picture 2 are count Hugo van Zuylen van Neijevelt and one of his sons (either Philip or Roderick, who both are involved in the family business).

Sadly I have never been to Duinrell as a child as my mother couldn't stand amusement parks, even though this one was 10 minutes away from where we lived.

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Oh what a pity!So,you've never been to the Efteling either?

[lucien]

Princess Margriet and Prof.mr.Pieter van Vollenhoven will visit Canada starting may 10th.

[lucien]

On may 4th,Remembrance Day for those who died during WWII and missions since,HRH and Prof.mr.Pieter van Vollenhoven will attend the Remembrance Service at the Canadian War Cemetary at Holten.

Of the 1394 graves there,the majority,1355,is of Canadian soldiers who fell in Liberating this country.

And we are ever gratefull to them,the men of the 2nd Canadian Army Corps:

6th Armoured Regiment 1st Hussars
12th Armoured Regiment,Three Rivers regiment

The Royal Canadian Regiment
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
The 48th Highlanders of Canada

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment

The Francophone Royal 22e Régiment
The Carlton and York Regiment
The West Nova Scotia Regiment

The city of Apeldoorn,residence of HRH Princess Margriet and Prof.mr.Pieter van Vollenhoven,
was liberated by the Canadian's and to this day the Canadian Veterans experience a home-coming
here and are so warmly welcomed that they say they never got a simular welcome in Canada.

Scroll down pls:

http://www.monument.apeldoorn-onderw...se%20leger.htm

Courtesy Roel Veenhuyzen

Holten:

http://www.schmitzreizen.i12.com/Fot...ancemetary.JPG

http://www.oorlogsmusea.nl/artikel/1...ats-Holten.htm

[iceflower]

09-04-2010 Haarlem : Princess Margriet attended the opening
of the new Regional Child service centre (RKDC) Het Duinhuis
in Haarlem. This centre provides various services for children
with intellectual disabilities and their parents.


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